Chapter 5 Flashcards
What makes any action social?(According to Weber?)
“its subjective meaning is based on the behavior of
others and is thereby oriented in its course.”
It stresses that there is no clear line between
meaningful social action and merely reactive behavior
Weber ideal types of action?(First One)
Reactive Behavior
-an immediate response to feelings about an uncontrollable situation, a problem or other issue.
Ex.
Instinctual
Reflexes
Objective
Individual
Natural Environment
Unconscious
Conscience/Conscious
Weber ideal types of action?(Second One)
Social Action
an act which takes into account the actions and reactions of individuals (or ‘agents’).
Ex.
Learned
Reflective
Subjective
Other Oriented
Social Context
Level Of Groupness
To what extent or under what circumstances do multiple
individuals constitute a social group?
Following Weber’s definition, for a group of individuals to
become a social group, there must be some meaningful
social interaction
DEGREES OF GROUP-NESS
Groupness is a spectrum:
Ex.
A bunch of people at a bus stop(No meaningful inetrcation but still a group of people)
A packed subway car
A crowd in a stadium
Asians, African-Americans, Catholics, etc.
A group of freinds
Family
Two types of groups and there examples(First One)
Primary Group
Group
Small Size
Personal Relations
Long-Term
No formal goal
Two types of groups and there examples(Second One)
Secondary(Formal)
Large Size
Formal Relations
Specified Time
Goal Oriented
SMALL GROUPS? What are they usually consisted of?
DYADS AND TRIADS
Two person relationships are known as(SMALL GROUPS)
most intense social interaction
is in the dyad (two person relationships
What happens when you add one more person to a two person relationship?
that the addition of one person to a group—
going from two to three, totally changed group dynamic
With a third person (triad) you now have multiple roles and potential
strategies that are not available within the dyad (e.g., the role of
mediator, instigator, etc.
positions of authority, superordinate/subordinate positions.
Begin to emerge.
However, beyond the third person, additional
members do not have as profound an effect on group dynamics
With the rise of the national governments and large cities, what did societies have struggled with what?
meeting the needs and solve the problems that often
result from large-scale social organization (governance,
inequality, distribution of resources, etc.)
One answer was to use science to order society
Rationality emphasizes what?(SOCIETY AND ORGANIZTIONS)
One answer was to use science to order society
Rationality emphasizes deliberate calculation of the most efficient way to accomplish a task
formal organizations such as factories adopted scientific management to increase productivity and meet organizational goals—this often meant that humans were treated as another
input in the process
What is Bureaucracy and what does it accomplish?
is also a “rational” way of accomplishing the goals
of efficiency in mass society
Problems with Rationality?
comes at a cost
—people feel that their humanity suffers as a result of being treated as a number or as a cog in the machine
Bureaucratic Organizations can efficiently
provide services, they also create a feeling of
powerlessness in relation to modern society
Weber referred to this as the “iron cage” and “disenchantment” of modern society, but viewed it as a necessary evil
Things that Bureaucratic orgnazation contain
Specialization of Tasks
Hierarchy of Office
Formal rules, regulations and communication
evaluation
Impersonal Relations
